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Charge Controller for Kaneka 60W 48v Thinfilm Solar Panel

I have a off grid cabin with 4 golf cart batteries powering a 12VDC to 120VAC Xantrex 2kW inverter.  The main load is CF li...
Jerry Wenzel 5

"24V" PV & 12V battery charge controller?

Hi, We are getting a donation of a 215Wp panel for a small school system in Nicaragua.  That's great, but the Voc ...
Michel Maupoux 7

'hard shading' causing panel failure?

I have had a 3kw grid tied system on my house for 8 years. Two parallel strings of 9 panels on either side of a dormer to a Sunn...
James J 7

2 solar arrays and one controller

Hi I have identical polycrystalline solar panels mounted on opposite pitches of my roof. I am running them into my sola...
Fab Sianna 2

20 amps at 120v. or 2400w of power

I am a newbee and have been reading for about 3 wks. I want to build a solar system that I can run a small fridge 24/7 and tv 4h...
Brian Eicke 1

48v battery bank charged by 12 v panel controller

hey Everyone, obvious Newbie here. I have 4 Kyocera 400 w panel system, still in the box. I also have 4 Deka 92AH 12v AG...
Peter Bige 2

72 VOLT BATT ERY ARAY

I FOUND NEW BATTERY BACKUP 3000 WATT THAT IS OUTSTANDING WITH ALL THE BELLS AND I HAVE  40TY 108 AH BATTERY BANKS MADE FOR ...
Greg Moore 1

About the Inverter

Hi all, 1) What is the difference between a grid-tie inverter and an off-grid inverter?  What components they both...
Eric Lee 2

ac-coupling

This spring we'll begin the first steps of setting up our PV system. Move the meter from the house to the yard, re...
Scott Hucker 1

ad hoc starter kit for greenhouse

sunlinq 62w p3 panel system with the xantrex 1500 rolling battery (with AltE recommended accessories) ~$1400 does t...
Lyn Ciampa 3

Alt-E SOLARVOYAGER ™ Gold PV RV KIT

Anyone have any experience with this kit?  Using the calculators here, it will meet my needs on my RV.  You guys that know wha...
Tim H 6

Amount of PV panels seems high for proposed battery backup?

Hey all, So following the mess that all the storms hitting the North East have made of the power grid these last few months,...
Mike Chizhov 1

Anyone know about mppt500 controllers?

Posted a lot of info.  about my system.  Just need help selecting controller. Thanks LJ
Lj Gwen 1

Array wiring

Question I have 12 Canadian solar 255 watt panels. Is it better for me to series fewer panels to increase amps, or more panels t...
Charles Harte 3

Asking for your first thoughts and impressions

I don't know anybody in my circle of friends familiar with whole house power alternatives. I've discovered an interest...
Neal Palmquist 0

Battery ?

I am currently upgrading my system to 24V, the question I have is should I go with 4 6V 225AH Flooded Batteries in series to get...
Tim Carroll 0

battery bank

im looking at a solar system for my house that comes with a  48V, 400 Ah AGM Battery bank  with a 8.2 kw array does th...
Wayne Kobe 3

Battery Charging/Sizing Solar System (new to solar)

Hi all, I just got my first solar system all setup.  I bought a used 110 watt Mitsubishi solar panel and a morning sta...
Travis A 10

Battery not charging - defective charger or depleted battery?

Hello I have a small solar panel I use to charge a battery to power a water pump. -30W solar panel -Morningstar...
Leonardo Chen 4

Battery Problem

I have an off grid system here in Jamaica. Yesterday my system went south, the Charge Controller says that the Batteries are at ...
Charles Harte 1

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